"Others need to be tested, but why would you?"
"Even if you handed in a blank scroll, I, your Instructor, would let you walk right in!"
Yao Hong's eyes held a hint of admiration, but also some regret.
"It's just a shame you joined so late. If you had been here two years earlier, you could have made it into this class. But spending more time polishing your skills to participate in the next one isn't a bad thing either."
"Alright, go on."
He watched as the pensive Ji Xiu stepped through the gates of the Ancient Mansion.
Only after Ji Xiu's back and those of the others who were exempt from the test had completely vanished from sight...
...did Yao Hong turn his head, his strict, meticulous expression returning.
